Presidential DocumentExecutive Order 140892022-27585
Establishing the President's Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States
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December 19, 2022
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December 13, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 242 (Monday, December 19, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27585]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87 , No. 242 / Monday, December 19, 2022 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Executive Order 14089 of December 13, 2022
Establishing the President's Advisory Council on
African Diaspora Engagement in the United States
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, and in order to strengthen the dialogue
between United States officials and the African
Diaspora by elevating engagement through collaboration,
partnership, and community-building among the United
States, Africa, and other nations globally, it is
hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. The United States has a longstanding
commitment to engagement with the African Diaspora--
people of native African origin living outside the
African continent, and who have been collectively
described as constituting the sixth region of the
African Union. The African Diaspora in the United
States is a source of strength, and encompasses African
Americans--including descendants of enslaved Africans--
and nearly two million African immigrants who have
close familial, social, and economic connections to the
African continent. African Americans have been
foundational to strengthening United States-Africa
relations and in shaping United States foreign policy
toward Africa--including by actively advocating on the
African continent's behalf, even as they struggled for
civil rights in the United States. The African
immigrant community continues to make significant
contributions to America's growth and prosperity. The
United States Government encourages efforts to advance
equity and opportunity for the African Diaspora in the
United States, and will continue to encourage efforts
to strengthen cultural, social, political, and economic
ties between African communities, the global African
Diaspora, and the United States.
In August 2022, my Administration released the U.S.
Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa, which outlines our
foreign policy objectives to bolster relations with
African nations, listen to diverse local voices, and
widen the circle of engagement to advance our strategic
objectives for the benefit of both Africans and
Americans.
Sec. 2. Establishment of the President's Advisory
Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United
States. Within 180 days of the date of this order, the
Secretary of State shall establish the President's
Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the
United States (Advisory Council) within the Department
of State.
Sec. 3. Membership. (a) The Advisory Council shall
consist of not more than 12 members, appointed by the
Secretary of State, who are representatives of and
reflect the diversity of the African Diaspora from
African American and African immigrant communities,
including individuals who have distinguished themselves
in government, sports, creative industries, business,
academia, social work, and faith-based activities.
Appointments to the Advisory Council shall be made
without regard to political affiliation.
(b) Members of the Advisory Council shall serve for
2-year terms without compensation or reimbursement.
(c) The Secretary of State shall designate one of
the members of the Advisory Council to serve as Chair.
(d) The Secretary of State shall designate a senior
officer or employee of the Department of State to serve
as Executive Director of the Advisory Council.
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Sec. 4. Functions. (a) The Advisory Council shall
advise the President, through the Secretary of State,
and then through the Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs (APNSA) and the Assistant to
the President for Domestic Policy (APDP), on
strengthening connections between the United States
Government and the African Diaspora in the United
States, as described in the U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-
Saharan Africa.
(b) In providing the advice described in subsection
(a) of this section, the Advisory Council shall provide
information, analysis, and recommendations that address
the following, in addition to other topics deemed
relevant by the Secretary of State, in coordination
with the APNSA and the APDP:
(i) strategies to advance equity and opportunity for African Diaspora
communities, including through efforts coordinated by the Domestic Policy
Council under Executive Order 13985 of January 20, 2021 (Advancing Racial
Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal
Government);
(ii) ways to support the United Nations' Permanent Forum on People of
African Descent;
(iii) programs and initiatives to strengthen cultural, social, political,
and economic ties between African communities, the global African Diaspora,
and the United States, such as the Young African Leaders Initiative, and
address challenges and opportunities to advance inclusion, belonging, and
public awareness of the diversity, accomplishments, culture, and history of
the African Diaspora;
(iv) programs and initiatives, such as the International Visitor Leadership
Program, to expand educational exchange programs between Africa and the
United States;
(v) programs and initiatives to increase public- and private-sector
collaboration and community involvement in improving the socioeconomic
well-being of African Diaspora communities; and
(vi) programs and initiatives, such as Prosper Africa, to increase
participation of members of the African Diaspora in the United States with
regard to trade, investment, economic growth, and development programs
relating to Africa.
Sec. 5. Administration. (a) The Department of State
shall provide funding and administrative support for
the Advisory Council, to the extent permitted by law
and within existing appropriations.
(b) The Advisory Council shall meet in plenary
session on a quarterly basis, at a minimum, or more
frequently as necessary.
Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) Insofar as the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.) (the
``Act''), may apply to the Advisory Council, any
functions of the President under the Act, except for
those in section 6 of the Act, shall be performed by
the Secretary of State in accordance with the
guidelines issued by the Administrator of General
Services.
(b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to
impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(c) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
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(d) This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
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